| Lawmakers Get Budget Cuts |
Last Updated: 4:18 PM 05/09/08 -
A package of budget cuts was submitted Friday to Nevada lawmakers by Gov. Jim Gibbons, who's trying to cope with a projected revenue shortfall that could approach $1 billion by mid-2009 and lead to staff cuts and layoffs.
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Farmers Upset Over Reduced Flows In Nevada Canal
Last Updated: 2:45 PM 05/09/08 -
Farmers and ranchers are expressing concern over reduced flows spurred by a breach of a century-old irrigation canal that flooded hundreds of homes in January in Fernley, about 30 miles east of Reno. (Full Story)
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"Scool" Crossing
Last Updated: 1:41 PM 05/09/08 -
Someone in the City of Sparks streets department has some explaining to do, or at least they could use a spelling lesson. (Full Story)
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Flu Vaccine Makers To Set New Doses Record For Next Season
Last Updated: 1:21 PM 05/09/08 -
Flu vaccine manufacturers plan to make more doses for next season, even though this year's batch was largely ineffective. (Full Story)
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Convicted NYC Lawyer Sentenced To 25-To-Life For Murder
Last Updated: 12:45 PM 05/09/08 -
A lawyer has been sentenced to 25 years to life in prison for arranging the murder of a client's husband. (Full Story)
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Mo. Woman Enters Alford Plea In Kidnapping Case
Last Updated: 12:39 PM 05/09/08 -
A Missouri woman accused of slashing a young mother's throat, kidnapping her newborn and passing off the child as her own for five days has reached a plea deal with prosecutors. (Full Story)
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Dig For Human Remains To Begin At Ranch Where Manson Hid
Last Updated: 12:24 PM 05/09/08 -
The sheriff of the remote region where Charles Manson hid after a killing spree in the summer of 1969 said Friday he would allow researchers to begin digging into the sandy soil in search of possible human remains. (Full Story)
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Click It Or Ticket
Last Updated: 4:47 AM 05/09/08 -
Law enforcement wants you to be safe, so they are holding their Click-It-Or-Ticket campaign to remind people to wear their seat belt. (Full Story)
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Jeremiah Higley Bowl-aThon
Last Updated: 4:38 AM 05/09/08 -
Jermiah Higley's annual bowl-a-thon is Saturday at the Grand Sierra Resort to raise money to send kids with muscular dystrophy to summer camp. (Full Story)
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Teachers and Casinos Talk, But Continue Battle
Last Updated: 8:04 PM 05/08/08 -
Although they are locked in a legal battle over an initiative to raise gaming taxes, the state education association and the casino industry are talking alternatives. (Full Story)
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"English Only" Difficult in the Workplace
Last Updated: 6:06 AM 05/09/08 -
As Baby-Boomers set their sights on retirement - America's aging population is leaving a gap in the nation's economy. There are not enough young Americans to fill the demand in the service industry or to take care of seniors here in America. More and more, that gap is being filled by workers from other countries, and not all of them are proficient in English. (Full Story)
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